Cherry Pie - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 1/2 c. sugar
4 Tbsp. cornstarch
3/4 c. juice from cherries
3 c. canned, pitted tart red cherries (water pack)
1 Tbsp. butter
pastry for 9-inch lattice top pie

Preparation

Combine 3/4 cup sugar with cornstarch.
Stir in cherry juice. Cook over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until mixture thickens and bubbles.
Cook 1 minute longer.
Add remaining sugar, cherries, butter and food coloring.
(Mixture will be very thick.) Let stand while preparing pastry.
Line 9-inch pie plate with pastry; fill.
Adjust lattice top.
Crimp edge high.
Bake at 400\u00b0 for 55 minutes.